Philosophy/ English

Five basic forms of plagiarism

Copying a source word for word without using

Extensive borrowing of words and phrases

Too close paraphrasing.

Using others’ ideas or information without

Submitting someone else’s work as your own.

For new students

Plagiarism is using someone else's work (i.e. information from a book, a magazine, a newspaper, or another student's essay) without giving credit to the original source.